OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
You advlu by ru~~lw~Bal letter tbat the aon-
#table involved Won O~a~oesyrim an4 that he ma prswnt
and a8&8ted in l we r 8p w8b ed th a t y Qu
adviu U8 what f MJ, the coorrteblo psrfoma In the
ooll~otlon of 8 Md 008t8. ISO r&Vd w huti8h
8uoh inrormatlon, aad ror the pspo8a of this oplalon (I#
will ammo that the ollry &ity perfomed 8~ tha 00~tab10
-8 in aakin(L tih. uls8t ltid thrt ho Wa8 Wt Oalbd tQOn
60 rM&er W 8~~&0b la Iraldag th0 OOlhOtiOn Of th4 riW8
M& 008th you li&wise advlrr Ohat the defeadimt in em&
Oa8e U88 0OIlViOt.d Ot the @ff%Mi8@ Of
~oortlrloate ot~publio oonvenionoe aid AU@mity frond the
RkibOad CO~Id88%0&
we do sot in ml8 oplnlon 88U$OatlmqUe8tl4w
oi ths aom0tkt088 0r tb mk8i oi .M) oharge8 a8 aodr
in oatah eaw, but doa& 801d. prOpOr di8pOdttW
of the #I8.00 iin0 a880889d 31n oaoh oaM*
Hoaorabl. E* Y. cmab&ma, page 3
-The 8horlti or other orfloas, exoept a
jurtloo of tha pea00 or hl8 olerkj~uho 00116et8
a8hareto?or8 8t8tab,thntthe cowtable
~WtIfai~
~riornmd 110 duty hi amneotlon
with the aotual oollaotion
Of,%b riM8 Ma 008t8 MiI haVi~@ tbhUdY rSOSi~ti hi8 rM8
prorldedby law for 8WVloO8 perfor~eb, he would not be
l%%thd to My OOid.88iOn 011th0 ii.N8.
Thaw 18 a0 pxvwlrrionin 644 at6tute8 pro~ldlng
that the general fund of the aounty ishml.4naolw any
portion or th6 flm8. l’ha balanor ai the iin. OXJ$E%80
8houl4 bs depodteb to the oredit OS tha 8taM a8 prwidrd
by law.
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